Meow Wolf Bomb Scare
A vague letter that referenced suicide bombers led to Meow Wolf’s interactive exhibits being evacuated in Santa Fe Sunday afternoon. Bomb technicians with the Santa Fe Police Department say
onsite. Now cops want to talk to a man seen driving away from the facility in a SUV.
Detox Center in Taos Faces New Funding Challenge
A Taos drug detoxification center, which had planned to use state funding to get back up and running, is stalled out again after the Behavioral Health Sciences Division notified officials they won’t provide state money after all. Cody Hooks reports T
, when an eight-bed facility run by Tri-County Community Services closed its doors after damage to a furnace.
Pension Fund Beats National Average; Falls Short of Goal
The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s large diversified pension fund is beating similar funds in big state like California,
so far in 2016. Still, that’s well short of the 7.7 percent goal for the past two years.
LANL's Plutonium Project Questioned
“The U.S. Government Accountability Office is raising questions about whether a project underway at Los Alamos National Laboratory
for nuclear weapons–a key part of the federal government’s effort to modernize the nation’s nuclear arsenal over the next two decades,” reports Mark Oswald.
Judge Tosses Cannabis Border Crossing Lawsuit
Raymundo Marrufo, a registered medical cannabis patient from Deming, won’t be allowed to carry his medication with him across the international border with Mexico. A federal judge dismissed Marrufo's lawsuit as basically
“without repercussions.”
Historic Church Reopens in Questa
It took 41,000 hours and nearly a million dollars to rebuild collapsed walls, but a historic
in Questa.
Balloon Fiesta Hosts US Women's National Championship
For the first time, women hot air balloon pilots will
this fall. In a sport dominated by men, only about 15 percent of pilots are women. KOAT reports that a practice round didn’t get off the ground this weekend due to bad weather.
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